Music, community, creativity… and a lot of mess. Summer festivals bring joy, music and community, but they can also bring serious environmental disruption. From flattened fields to abandoned tents, the impact on local ecosystems is often overlooked in the excitement of the weekend. When thousands of people descend on green spaces, the effect on wildlife […]
On a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Dr Rob Stoneman of The Wildlife Trust shared a vision that could transform Britain’s wild spaces: the reintroduction of the Eurasian Lynx. Extinct in the UK for hundreds of years, this shy and elusive forest cat - about the size of a slim Labrador, with […]
Something extraordinary happened in Cambridgeshire last month. After a year-long restoration of Burwell Fen, part of the National Trust’s Wicken Fen Nature Reserve, the land was finally re-wetted. Within just a few hours, something magical occurred - cranes, great egrets, snipe and other rare wetland birds returned. Nature didn’t hesitate. It knew what to do. This story […]
The River Dee’s Salmon Crisis – and the Unlikely Hero In the cold, fast-flowing waters of Scotland’s River Dee, a silent crisis is unfolding. Atlantic salmon, once thriving in these rivers, are now teetering on the brink of extinction. Rising water temperatures, caused by climate change and deforestation, have pushed the salmon’s fragile ecosystem to […]
A recent feature in The Guardian delivered a stark warning: insects are vanishing. Insects, the often-overlooked foundation of our ecosystems, are in deep trouble – and their disappearance threatens food systems, pollination, birds, and life as we know it. But it’s not all doom and gloom. The article offers 25 simple actions that individuals can […]
At LettsSafari, we talk a lot about biodiversity but sometimes, it’s the overlooked creatures that hold the most surprising power. Enter the humble moth. These often-misunderstood insects were recently given the spotlight they deserve by composer Ellie Watson in her new piece " Moth x Human" , aired on BBC Radio 3. The piece will […]
A former opencast mine near Wigan, along the M6 motorway, has been transformed into the Sandyforth Green Gateway : 34 hectares of species-rich grassland, wetlands, walking trails, and public access - all carefully designed to enhance biodiversity and community wellbeing. Key Themes & Insights Infrastructure Meets Ecology. Embedded in a motorway expansion, this project integrates […]
In the past month Prince William unveiled a sweeping 20‑year Dartmoor restoration programme in partnership with the Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery project. This initiative stands out for its scale, holistic vision and its striking alignment with LettsSafari’s mission to support biodiversity through landscape-level transformation . Key Themes & Insights Integrated Nature & Farming. Dartmoor will shift […]
Across Britain’s uplands and wet grasslands, something is missing - life. As George Monbiot highlights in a powerful Guardian piece, swathes of our countryside have become what scientists call “dead zones” - expanses overrun by one plant: purple moor grass. It’s beautiful to look at, but biologically barren. No flowers. No bees. No food for […]
What does it mean to rewild for a thousand years? The Global Rewilding Alliance’s new initiative, the Thousand Year Trust, dares to ask that question and answer it boldly. It’s a vision not just for short-term nature recovery, but for enduring ecological resilience. A legacy that outlives us. A gift to generations we’ll never meet. […]
